PHILADELPHIA – The University of Pennsylvania wrestling team is back in action this weekend, opening Ivy League action at Columbia on Friday, Jan. 24, at 7 p.m. and wrapping up the weekend at Hofstra on Sunday, Jan. 26, with a 12 p.m. battle.
Penn (5-3, 0-0 Ivy League) at Columbia (3-4, 0-0 Ivy League)
Friday, Jan. 24 | 7 p.m.
New York, N.Y. | Schiller Court at Levien Gymnasium
Watch on ESPN+ ($) | Live Results
Penn (5-3, 0-0 Ivy League) at Hofstra (5-4, 2-1 EIWA)
Sunday, Jan. 26 | 12 p.m.
Hempstead, N.Y. | David S. Mack Physical Education Center
Watch on YouTube | Live Results
Quaker Notemeal
*Penn is coming off a 4-1 outing in the Hawkeye State, picking up wins over Ohio (38-9), Sacred Heart (41-3), Drexel (30-12), Wyoming (26-14) at the Elite Duals.
*Senior
Ryan Miller (133) went 4-0 in Cedar Falls, outscoring his opponents 39-1 in his four matches, topping Ohio's TJ England by tech fall (18-1), #14 South Dakota State's #21 Derrick Cardinal by major decision (8-0), Drexel's Kyle Waterman by decision (4-0), and Wyoming's Stockton O'Brien by major decision (9-0).
*Freshmen
Nate Taylor (184) and
Jackson Zimmerman (197) won their first collegiate duals against Sacred Heart.
*Head Coach
Roger Reina won his 250th dual meet in Iowa, with the victory over the Bobcats marking the milestone.
*Seven Quakers landed rankings in the NCAA Division I coaches rankings, announced by the conference on Thursday, with
Nick Incontrera (174) leading the charge at #6. #10
CJ Composto (141), #16
Cross Wasilewski (149), #16
Jude Swisher (157), #18
Maximus Hale (184), #19 Miller, and #23
Max Gallagher (125) round out the Red and Blue in the rankings.
*Penn will potentially face two ranked opponents this weekend, with Columbia bringing #33 Richard Fedalen (149) into Friday's matchup and Hofstra bringing #32 Kyle Mosher (165) into Sunday's battle.
Penn's Lineup vs. Columbia/Hofstra
125: #23
Max Gallagher or
Brady Pruett
133: #19
Ryan Miller
141: #10
CJ Composto or
Evan Mougalian
149: #16
Cross Wasilewski
157: #16
Jude Swisher
165:
Andy Troczynski or
Paul Ognissanti
174: #6
Nick Incontrera
184: #18
Maximus Hale or
Nate Taylor
197:
Jackson Zimmerman
285:
John Pardo or
Matthew Cruise
Columbia's Lineup vs. Penn
125: Sulayman Bah or Connor Smith
133: Boris Witmer
141: Kai Owen or Lorenzo Frezza
149: Richard Fedalen
157: Jaden Le or Dominic Rossetti or Rawson Iwanicki
165: Cesar Alvan
174: Jack McGill
184: Nick Fine or Spencer Fine
197: Joe Curtis
285: Billy McChesney or Vincent Mueller
Columbia's Lineup vs. Penn
125: Dylan Acevedo
133: Chase Liardi
141: Justin Hoyle
149: Noah Tapia or Zach Reilley
157: Jurius Clark
165: Kyle Mosher or Eric Shindel
174: Matt Waddell
184: Ross McFarland
197: Nik Miller
285: Danny Church
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